Historical Figures

by Stephen Puleo

The Great Abolitionist is the first major biography of Charles Sumner to be published…

by Matt Kaplan

From Darwin to Pasteur to modern-day scientists, Matt Kaplan's I Told You So!…
From society belles teaming up with gun manufacturers to save America's birds in The Feather Wars…

by Tom Clavin

Two weeks after the death of Sitting Bull, tensions were high between the…

by by Terence Ward and Idanna Pucci

Terence Ward and Idanna Pucci with a foreword by Suzy Menkes When people think of fashion…

by Gregory E. O'Malley

When most Americans think of slavery, they do not picture the colonial…
From the dramatic story of a Black man’s relentless search for freedom in Revolutionary-era America to…

by Matt Kaplan

In I Told You So!, author Matt Kaplan reveals how scientists from Darwin…

by Tilar J. Mazzeo

New York Times bestselling author Tilar J. Mazzeo gives a behind-the-scenes look…

by Jack Kelly

In 1776, Tom Paine's words—and the determination of American patriots—allowed our nation to…